Leftover strip piecing from several things.
Checkerboard borders that I made to try out on a quilt, a leftover from a group Easy Pieces quilt project, and light to dark strip piecing from ????
I'm not sure what project these are from either.
I moved this lily from the front sunny spot to a semi-shady place in the back yard. I am only going to get one set of blooms from it I guess after 2 years in this spot. I may have to move it back to the sun area.
It is a beautiful sunny day with low humidity again. I have an outdoor wedding reception to go to, to deliver the flannel quilt that I finished a couple weeks ago. Happy Sunday everyone.
Maybe your need to make some totes or purses to use up some of those wonderful leftovers!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the beautiful day!
You could use some of the strip pieced pieces for flying geese! It could be really effective and fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's still hot and humid here -- with what seems to be a daily thunderstorm and torrential downpour in the afternoons.
Those orphan blocks would look good on gift bags. McCalls has a neat pattern that makes up in about an hour. The link is http://mccallsquilting.com/curiss/1205_wbbag_pattern/ for a "crazy" quilt version, but the Sept 2005 issue shows them with 6" orphan blocks. I've made some with medium weight interfacing and they are great for giving gifts and as gifts. It takes longer to cut out the parts and put on the handles than it does to sew the bags.
ReplyDeleteI have a long black and white checkerboard too. Not sure what I'll do with it but I really like it. Some of those blocks would make wonderful bags but then what to do with all the bags????
ReplyDeleteI looks to me like you have enough parts and pieces to make an entire "orphan" or "leftovers" quilt! I think that'd look great. It might be an interesting challenge to get them to all play well togther, but think of all the history that quilt would have! I have one on my "to-do" list...someday I'll get to it!
ReplyDeleteI saw this on someone else's blog this week: take one block, layer with with batting and backing and quilt. Now fold it in half, wrong sides together and put a zipper in the top. Turn it inside out and sew the side seams together. TaDa - a zippered makeup bag! Blessings, marlene
ReplyDeleteWith all your creativity, I am sure you will come up with a great idea to incorporate these blocks into a stunning quilt. Maybe something along the lines of a sampler quilt.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to donate it when the weather turns cold.
I tried my hand at teaching for awhile, and although I was good at it, something about it didn't set well with me. It was only after I made the decision to quit teaching and was going through my samples and teaching aids that it finally struck me - it was all the bits and pieces done for demos that would never be anything, never be finished into a quilt or vest or whatever, at least not while I might teach that class one more time, that bothered me so. Once I made that connection, I did my best to finish up the starts of things from the classes.
ReplyDeleteSeeing your bits and pieces and odd blocks brought back that memory and uneasy feeling. Although I have no problem with saving scraps and the ends of stripsets for future use, I guess I'm just the sort of person that has to have a place for every block and every block in its place - no orphans hanging around!
The star blocks must have been done a long while ago - they don't look like your fabric/colour choices at all - although they still look very good. It's hard work using orphans, but very satisfying. Do you plan to use them, or donate them to a charity?
ReplyDeleteIt is the end of Monday here! We have had cold rain all day.
ReplyDeleteThey do say bulbs require a certain amount of sun, to make them bloom. I see bulbs blooming in the shade, but have no idea why some seem to flourish. Like people I guess.
Re the blocks you're not sure why you keep -- if you are ready to part with them, I can turn them into Priority Quilts...
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